Visual attention deficits contribute to impaired facial emotion recognition in boys with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Neuropediatrics

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 323-327

  Shin, D W ^a   Lee, S J ^b   Kim, B J ^a   Park, Y ^a   Lim, S W ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kyonggi University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ADHD; Attention; Facial emotion recognition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL RECOGNITION TEST; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION TEST; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL MEMORY;

AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 65649084516     PISSN: 0174304X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1202286     Document Type: Article

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